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The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day by Day Concerts, Recordings, and Broadcasts, 1961–1996. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0879307653. Jovanovic, Rob (2014). God Save The Kinks: A Biography. Aurum Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1781311646. Miller, Andy (2003). The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0826414984.
Top of the Pops (TOTP) is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and broadcast weekly between 1 January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The programme was the world's longest-running weekly music show. For most of its history, it was broadcast on Thursday evenings on BBC One.
The Kinks, around the time of the recording of Lola Versus Powerman; from left: John Gosling, Dave Davies, Mick Avory, John Dalton, Ray Davies. The Kinks' ban by the American Federation of Musicians on performing in America, which had been in force since their 1965 US tour, [4] [5] was lifted in 1969, so the group's management arranged a North American tour. [6]
The Rezillos – "Top of the Pops", "Destination Venus" The Rich Kids – "Rich Kids" Cliff Richard – "Please Remember Me" Tom Robinson Band – "Up Against The Wall", "Don't Take No for an Answer" Rokotto – "Funk Theory" Rose Royce – "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" San Jose featuring Rodriguez Argentina – "Argentine Melody (Cancion de ...
In some cases, it was considered sufficient to censor certain words, rather than banning a song outright. In the case of the Kinks' song "Lola", the BBC's strict ban on advertising led to singer and songwriter Ray Davies replacing the brand name "Coca-Cola" with "cherry cola" in the lyrics prior to the release of the record to avoid a possible ban. [20]
A Top of the Pops broadcast on 24 September 1983 featured videos of several current US hits including a lip-sync performance of "Come Dancing" by the band and a three-piece horn section, the Kinks' first appearance on the show since 1972. [16] Of the appearance, Ray reflected, "We were vindicated, because we showed we were still making good ...
The Kinks (19 August) The Zombies (26 August) Marianne Faithfull (2 September) Julie Rogers (9 September) The Supremes (16 September) Brenda Lee (23 September) Dean Martin (23 September) Matt Monro (1 October) Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers (8 October) Henry Mancini (8 October) Lesley Gore (22 October) Tony Jackson and the Vibrations (22 ...
Top of the Pops (record series), a series of albums issued by Pickwick Records "Top of the Pops" (song), a 1991 song by The Smithereens "Top of the Pops", a song by The Kinks, from the album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One